best way to share large video files between 2 macs

how about something like Dropbox ?

J GG

piff aroni wrote:
but its like a megaupload or rapidhsare.

no, it's not. your partner drops the file(s) in the *dropbox folder* on his machine and, within minutes, they will appear in yours - fully browsable/editable. plus, it works cross-platform.

J GG

piff aroni wrote:
interesting, but dont I still need to DOWNLOAD the files to my hard drive on my computer before I can edit?

think of dropbox as a syncing tool. the downloading is done automatically. all you have to do is to double-click on your dropbox folder and the content is available.

J GG

This is easily done over AFP. He should:

1) Put the files in /Users/hisaccount/Public
2) Enable File Sharing (System Preferences -> Sharing)
3) Note his IP address (System Preferences -> Network) and e-mail the IP address to you

Once he has done that, you should:

1) Under Finder's Go menu, select Connect to Server
2) Enter afp://11.22.33.44 (or whatever his IP address is)
3) Browse his public folder for the files
4) Drag them to your Desktop or desired location to make your own copy of them.

10GB is a lot of data to send over the internet. Depending on the upload speed of his internet connection it might just be faster to burn a few DVDs and send them to you by express mail.

AFP is not FTP. It's better. Similar idea (transfering files between two computers), but the AFP protocol is more secure, more Mac-friendly.